Utah is getting a new area code Tomorrow, that will overlay the existing 801 area code in Salt Lake City and other areas of the state. The new area code is 385, and will be added because the old area code, 801, no longer had enough numbers available to cover the growth in telecommunications devices.

What the new number means is that customers will now have to dial all 10 digits in a telephone number to make a local call. When there was only one area code, there was no need to dial the area code because the local phone companies  knew a call was local because of how it was dialed. 

Now, the only difference between dialing local and dialing long distance will be the preceeding 1 needed for long distance calls. Here is more information about Utah’s New Area Code  , and if you need more, you can check your local phone company’s website or give them a call.